Obama vouches for Cory Booker

President Barack Obama is getting out the vote for Cory Booker with a new video for the New Jersey Senate hopeful.

“Cory Booker has spent his entire life bringing people with different perspectives together, regardless of party, to take on tough challenges,” Obama says in the clip for the Democratic candidate. “Take it from me: Now more than ever before, that’s the kind of leader we need in the Senate. I’m asking you to pledge to vote for Cory on Wednesday.”

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The message comes ahead of Wednesday’s special election, which Booker appears poised to win over GOP candidate Steve Lonegan, though the race has tightened some in recent weeks.

In the video, which clocks in at under a minute and a half, Obama urges voters to make a logistical “plan” for Election Day in order to vote for Booker, “a leader with uncommon character.” Obama has stayed out of New Jersey’s other high-profile 2013 race, in which Gov. Chris Christie (R) is facing off against state Sen. Barbara Buono (D) to maintain his position in the governor’s mansion.

“New Jersey…has the opportunity to send a message to the entire country about what kind of leadership we expect from our representatives in Congress,” Obama said. “That we’re better than the shutdown politics we’ve seen in Washington.”

The president directs viewers to a website where voters can map out their Election Day strategy.